Entrepreneurship and service learning of students of information sciences and informatics

izvorni znanstveni rad

izvorni znanstveni rad

Entrepreneurship and service learning of students of information sciences and informatics

Vrsta prilog sa skupa (u zborniku)
Tip izvorni znanstveni rad
Godina 2019
Nadređena publikacija 7th International ConferenceThe Future of Information Sciences INFuture2019: Knowledge in the Digital Age
Stranice str. 166-173
DOI 10.17234/INFUTURE.2019.20
ISSN 1847-8220
Status objavljeno

Sažetak

The first aim of this paper was to research the attitudes of students of information sciences and informatics towards acquiring entrepreneurial skills during their study. The second aim was to determine the level and frequency of students' civic (community) engagement. The sample included 211 (mostly) undergraduate students from several public universities in Croatia. The analysis of responses revealed that students perceive most of the entrepreneurial skills as very important to master. It also revealed that they lack opportunities for service-learning and community engagement during their study. These results will be used to design an academic course that links service-learning and entrepreneurship and enables students to acquire skills that they perceive as relevant for their future careers.

Ključne riječi

economic and social challenges, civic engagement, service-learning education, skills development, entrepreneurial skills